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MONDAY, AUGUST 26г8, 1915.,
GENERAL OTANI TAKES.
COMMAND,
When the bill was introduced into the Later in the session, the High Com THE SIBERIAN EXPEDITION, Legislative Council the Colonial Secre- missioner, replying to the Unofficial HIGHsary informed the Council that the Gov-Members, held that it was the duty of ernment would pay second-class pasanges every employe to go before the tribunal to those who were going home,, and, where and ask for exemption in justice to his Breessary, they would pay the passages of employers. The Government certainly the wives and children, and that they would not look with a cold eye on those churia co-day at eight o'clock. The train
man left in the Colony. The question
asking for exemption,
MALAYA.
with the High Commissioner's speech, The Strait Times, dealing editorially says:-
We print to-day a report of a speech by the Governor, in which he deals with this question of specie provision for de pendents.
BARBIS, August 19th. The Japanese General Fujii with his Staff passed through Harbin for Man-
Was
het by the loent nathorities and"
Seven trains with Japanese military and technical detachments have passed sent. A special train with General Died. through Harbin westwards ap to the pre- richs and one with webo-Slovak infan- try is expected here to-morrow morning
French and Japanese Governments are The declarations made by the British,
faction is largely commented upon and great satis. expressed by loen social opinion and the Press..
VLIDIVOSTUCK. August 19th. General Otani has assumed command
We do not know what is the mind of Sir Arthur Young. He is drawing a princely salary and allowances and, as a consequence of the war, he has announced at a General Council of the as Governor and High Commissioner.
er of the lied forers. This action was been allowed to go on drawing that salary Allied Commanders held this morning. and these allowances and increasing the It can be said with authority that a amquns he will receive as pension wher he retires. No one gru
nave a permit to go through the danger-salary, the allowances him either the spirit of the fullest and friendliest c
or the
eminent, veteran,
General
Otani
H.E. Sir Arthur Young, High Con-would give assistance in the same mea- missioner, made a remarkable sperch sure as given before to the dependents of surveying a wide heid of history in
SIR ARTHUR YOUNG CRITICISED detachments of the Russian and Czech regard to military service measures in of the payment of passages to the wives HOLE-AND-CORNER "" Hongkong and other Eastern Colonies at and' children, and allowances to the de
METHODS IN Slovak troops with their bands, a meeting of the Federal Council of the pendents, was to be put before a com- Malay States on August 13th. Disenssing mitter to deal with. I may my that the the Military Service Bill, which was later intention of the Government was to give passed with a few amendment, His Excel-instructions to that committed that pus leacy said:
sages should only be given to wives and children of those unable to afford to pay those passages, and the same principle was to be followed with regard to allow. Fances to dependents, and the Government was going to fix maximum allowance tor dependants which the committee was not to exceed. We thought then that wonen and children whose husbands or fathers were going home to fight would
pension, bat operation was manifested at the Council, zon to Britain. When, I wrote in there never has been anything more un the officers in command of the Allied October, 1917, to the Secretary of State- o the subject of women travelling to of a high-paid Government official
picasing to our minds than the spectacle detachments assuring Britain you cannot travel to British the best of his intelligent and i giving that they were proud to serve under such except through the danger-zone-I stated to remorselessly cutting down the elements retain their identity as seperate The different believed that such permits were given to State or carping over what shall be paid supply but are subject to the General- to tan Secretary of State that I really
muneration of humbler servants of the units in matters of administration and women and children accompanying husto dependents of men called for service service. That was in 1917, and until the impossible to see that what is being done took place in very fine weather and treats bands or fathers going home for active in the King's armies. If there is in his out with regard to strategier military
Chriin some peculiar kink that makes it operations." bill was passed I followed that pro-
The parade of the American · troops · cure.
at Hongkong and elsewhere is right, aed a favourable impression on the othe INFORMATION FROM THE NEWSPAPERS.
Threst he might give heed to the views of But after the bill was passed I saw
other men who are just as clear-sighted Allis, who warmly praised their appear in the newspapers that the Ceylon Gov- Malaya as he is himself.
just as patriotic and just as loyal to ance.
There is We do not ernment had been informed by the know for certain what is the attitude of passive hostility on the part of the native Secretary of State that no one with the unofficial members of the Legislative population owing to the predominance distinct atmosphere of
wife and family should be permitted to Council. A system is in operation which of the Bolshevik element, but there wILA go home a recruit unless he left his wife reduces the public discussions of that no opga demonstration. and family in Ceylon. Well, I thought body to a farce. On the eve of the meet of the Czech Headquarters, where t
In the vicinity it only right, after I saw that such ang, officials and unofficial go up to Gov. most friendly Russians congregated, telegram had been sent to Ceylon, as reerament Houx, ding there, and then, mel. there were repeated outbursts of cheering informed the Secretary of State that the round table and settle what is to be American flages. All the Allies were re ported in the newspapers, that when I owed by good wine and tabacco, sit and the women threw Howers and waved bill had been passed I should say that I
done at the Council meeting. Frankly, at was going to follow the procedure with
is a hole-and-corner system, kuneking all presented at the reviewing stand. regard to men going home Which I had fair and full criticism on thy head, de
TORIO: August 15th. An Econquie Relief Commission for priving the public of the advantage of would give passports to their wives hands and the tongues of unen who are Minister for Foreign Affairs has en stated in my report of 1917, that is, that knowing exactly what is done. tying the Siberia under the supervision of the and children to travel to England.supposed to voice the opinions of received, however, a telegram from the people. It may suit the Government, bat
the organized, Secretary of State stating that there were express, instructions from the War Office lie life of the Culong. However, it is not GERMAN CHARGED WITH ARMED it is very bad in its effects upon the pnh- that passports were not in future to be our theme to-day. We mention it merely. granted to wives of recruits unless there because the Conscription Bill
ROBBERY AT SHANGHAI: were special reasons justifying that grant through all its singes in the Legislative was passed
At the Mixed Court, Shanghai,
The legal Adviser has informed us that he has do information of what this bill will achieve in regard to the number of men to be obtained from it for the Over. Seas Forces. In my opinion it is a very few men that we shall obtain by this bill, But this hill, if passed, will be a success, I read lately in one of the local papers that it would not be a "howling success," according to
what had been achieved in Hongkong. These words are not mine, "but those of the newspaper I refer to but that paper added, rightly I think, that though the numbers may be few there was no reason why the community was not to be considered patriotic. The fewer the numbers the more patriotic the community is proved to be at this time. But if only a few are obtained by this bill will still be a success. I consider. for the reason that men who are regarded as indispensable by a strong tribunal will have in their possession a certificate in after-life showing that they were curry- ing out work which they were retained to carry out.
"The Legal Adviser has said that there was some difference of opinion between one employers and employes as to whether more men can be spared. When I appointed more Advisory Boards I had hoped that any condict of opinion he tween employers and employés would be Bettleri, Gut I was disappointed. thought that all employers would only I too glad to allow all their employs to go before these Advisory Boards, and
quired quite voluntarily. I know that proceeding on military service. When we it was felt some time ago that heived that telegram we (the Gowern should be introduced on the lines of this ment of the Colony) considered that we bill, but I thought that the aims we had would not be justified in requiring should be carried out voluntarily. Those married men to proceed home and to aims were that those who were not con- leave their wives and families in Malaya, sidered indispensable should go, and that and we issued a notification to that effect those who were considered indispensable in the Cazette. In view of that notific would receive certißchtes which they tion it was considered unnecessary for the, could show in after-life.
Government of the Colony to proceed with the question of the passages of wives and cluldred or allowances to dependants er nere. But 11 lese restrictions ou the travelling of wives and children are withdrawn, and it is decided that married tent shall go home and join, then the committee which I have referred to wil! be appointed and will deal with these cases, that are brought up. The committee snowid, I consider, be constituted in a ear way to the tribunals.
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that we should carry out what we reapart from the fact that the husband was Council without a word of definite refn August 20th, Carl Lindowsa Cera,
FATE OF FIRST DILL
Well, these Advisory Committees were 110t access, for the rensons I have given, and the Military Service Bill that is now before you was introduced in the Legislative Council of the Colony. That bill was objected to by the unofficjals mainly for the reason that the young men whom the Government sought to assist by that bill were averse to it. The arg ment was that if the tribunals stated that these men were not indispensable, no As to the tribunals, 1, propose that matter what these young men said, they their torriations should be prucucully on would be thought to have shirked their, ane same lines us in the Colony. I would inty for the past two years. Well, as I propose. to appoins two Supreme Court said, that bill was withdrawn because of Jauges. The General Offer Commanding the wish of the unofficial members. That would appoint a member. The Unoticial was on September Sith last. Although Members of Council would appoint a it has been proposed in the F. MS. that metther. The fifth member would be sp- as similar bill should be introduced in pointed by the leading community in the the Federal Council, I do not think it state. In Singapore and Penang that desirable to introduce that bill which had member is appointed by the Chambers of been withdrawn from the Legislative Commerce, and in Malacca by
the Council Certain provisions of the bill Malacca Planters' Association. I shall which had been withdrawn were intro- consult the Unofficial Members as to what duced and passed in both the Legislative body they think should appoint that Council and the Federal Council-I refer member in each State. The sixth would to the Medical Examination and Regis, be member appointed by the High tration Bill.
Commissioner.
WIVES AND CHILDREN, "
ence to the provision that should be made for wives and children in the event of was charged with being concerned with married men being called up. Something three other not yet in custody in unlaw may have been said at the post-prandial fully entering No. 57. King Loong Ka, enclaves but the public know nothing of off Honan Read, and, by threatening the the service bill through one council with opiuni, and money to the value of $3,250. t. And note the sequel. Having taken fugaces with a innded revolver, stealing. out specific provision for dependents, the fact is used as an argument for refusing 7.30 pm on Monday night four men Det.-Inspector Burnside said that at to allow the Federal Council to make anyone of whom was armed with a revolver, provision either. We are under the im- entered the above premises and drove the pression that the Federal Council is an inmates into a hack room, after which they independent body.. It was created such by Sir John Anderson, and it acted be proved in evidence that the defendant stole. the opium and the money. It would as auch while he had it under his ears. Since when has it become subordinate to was one of the robbers. He was arrested Singapore, and by what authority does by a Chinese constable, assisted by P.-e.. Sir Arthur Young justify his refusal to Morgan. Witness asked for a remand in let it do a decent thing sunply because the case as further charges would be pre- similar decent thing has not been done ferred against the accused, one of which elsewhere !
would be charge of being in possession of an automatic pistol with dum-du- bullets.
Chinese Constable No. 305 and P. Morgan gave evidence of arrest.
P... A remand for one week was granted.
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"HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE. uRDERS ISSUED BY MR. F. C. JENKIN, GB.E.-
Almost His Excellency, boasted of the fact that second-class cares have been paid 16 men who went voluntarily on service all their worlary interests to serve their And sore of the men who have given up country had never travelled second-class before. The owners of estates and the heads of businesses, sent them out Malaya as gentlemen and impressed upon them that it would be a part of their duty to keep up the white man's prestige. The Government of this rich Colony in 1914 was sending English gentlenen volunteers home in the dirty steerage of second grade All applications for Equipment, after ships among coolies, male and female, until the bitter public protests made it elnes fares. Does Sir Arthur Young think rise grudgingly to the
of second- that married men should have spent their
payment
last cent paying their own fares to face death and all the sordid miseries of cam- paigning We are sadly tired of a parsimony that is shameful and degrading and that may gravely injure the Colony, and it is time for someone to speak out
February last the Secretary of State telegraphed that strong representa I should propose that the provisions as tions had been made by an employer in stated by the Colonial Secretary in the the Colony stating that, as his staff had Legislative Council as regards passages, been reduced to the last limit, and taat etc., should be applied to the F.M.S. 1 strongly and sternly. We do not know on in order to satisfy his men who were re-have seen letters and articles in thewhat principle the Government has decided maining at their posts instructions.
All
EQUIPMENT.
being endorsed and recommended by the Unit Commander concerned, will in future be addressed to the Stores. Oficer, Headquarters Office.
Inspectors, Sergeants and Constables doing Search Supervision duty are warned to attend without fail before the D.8.P. (R.) at Headquarte's Office at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug.-. 27th. Uniform optional.
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will attend at this Office on Tuesday, August 27th, at 3.30 p.m. Uniform optional.
PARADES, CENTRAL, 5.30 P.M.
Monday, Angust 28th-No, & Co. Friday, August 30th-No. 2 Co. Uniform, helmets and spikes. The above
parades will be. inspected by a Super intendent at 6 p.m. DELTS.
should be given. I replied that neither papers stating that the Government that married men shall be kept here in All Staff, Inspectors (ex-regular Potive) should be more generous and give pas. spite of the conscription law. It does the employer in question nor his em-sages to wives and families without in not seem to as to be a patriotic decision, ployés had reported these matters to the quiring into their circumstances, and also since it was arrived at only when Govern Advisory Committees which had been allowances to dependants who remain ment had to face the fact that it could appointed for the express purpose to here. It is very easy to tell the Govern- not ship off women and children at the decide whether men were indispensable to give away the revenues of the country expense of the soldier husbands-men who or not and neither that request nor in that way, but i consider that the might die in the service to which they similar requests by other employers Government have a trust to perform, and were called and leave the wives and child. should be granted, unless the matter was 1 see no reason why those who now goerous allowances, and arranges to send
ren unprovided for. Hongkong fixes properly inquired into by a properly home, if the restrictions are withdrawn, the men to India constituted tribunal, The Secretary of where they are married, and can afford arranges to insure the life of every ma
Hongkong alao! State then replied that he had no option to pay, should not pay the passs of called, married or single. Singapore doce but to put forward the bill of 1917. The their wives and families just in the same none of these things, but if a husband, bill under reference was that which had way as men who have already gone home been withdrawn at the wish of the un-have done. As to insuring everyone who
dies in the war Singapore, if applied to in forma pauperis, may pay the fare of official members. That hill, with the goes for £1,000, England does not insure his widow to England. The Governor exception of the medical registration chose who are sent from England to the sees no hardship, because at Home lives already provided for in a separate front. She gives the widows of and those are not insured. If he cannot understand bill,' was re-introduced, and dependant on men who are killed allow, that conditions in the East arg different Wa found out from a telegram ances, and she would do that in the case we cannot hope to make him do so. We which I saw in a Hongkong paper of men who go from here to fight, "I
do not believe that there are half-a-dozen from the Secretary of State, dated May cannot understand why it is advocated Europeans in the whole of Malaya who 28th, that he had power under the pill that we should insure the lives of men approve of the policy that is being. to order men who were not indispensible who go from here when we have not in able married men should be kept back pursued. We do not believe that avail that power was added to the bill and gone and men who go from England are not believe that any man who has practi- passed in the Colony.
not insured. What I should say would cal experience of life in the East re
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Friday, August 30th, commencing at 6 p.m. 24th August, 1919,
SAIGON RICE MARKET.
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The bill now before" you is on simile be the proper way to do it would bo gards the provision made, by Hongkong art fortnight owing to the high-rates of
for the F.M.S. and the Colony to take as one fraction more generous than the lines to that passed in the Colony, and over from England all her liabilities whole circumstances warrant. the Legal Adviser has told you that this which she may have after this war to
Frankly; we hate writing of the Government and bill is practically word for word with wards those who have been wounded or
the Governor ds we have done, but a sense the bill that was introduced in the towards the dependants of those who
of decency compels us to demand justies Colony. What I said at the Legislative have been killed. Why men here should for men who may have to serve their roun Council I say here. The call for men he treated better than those that go from ry. We have urged the impore of is much greater now than it ever was, England. I cannot understand. As to
enrolling them we should be eaus if we and young men who are not considered the men going to India. I must say that made no claim to fair treatment of their indispensable may rest assured that no I see no reason why they should not be dependents, and we believe, that it is the slur iz cast upon them by this bill and put on the same footing as men going to of the colony to make provision gener- wish and that it would be to the credit that there is no intention of doing so. England.
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